Erigeron lassenianus

Taxobox
name = "Erigeron lassenianus"


image_width = 260px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Astereae
genus = "Erigeron"
species = "E. lassenianus"
binomial = "Erigeron lassenianus"
binomial_authority = Greene
synonyms =

"Erigeron lassenianus" is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Mount Lassen fleabane. This wildflower is endemic to the high mountains of northern California, where it is a member of the coniferous forest understory. It grows erect or in low patches on the ground, reaching a maximum height of about 35 centimeters. Its blue-green hairy foliage grows in a basal patch and along the stem, the leaves long and straight to spoon-shaped and between 5 and 15 centimeters in length. Atop the few-branched stem is an inflorescence of one to several flower heads each 5 to 12 centimeters wide. The center of each head is packed with golden yellow to pinkish-orange disc florets. Some heads also have ray florets which may be lavender or pinkish.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1105,1159 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ERLA2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Erigeron+lassenianus Photo gallery]